Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
Then
Rehoboam went
to Shechem, for all Israel had
gone
there
to make
him king
.
And
Rehoboam goeth
to Shechem, for `to'
Shechem
have
all Israel come
to cause
him to
reign
.
When
Jeroboam son of Nebat
heard
about
this,
he
returned
from
Egypt ,
where
he had
fled from King
Solomon .
And
it
cometh
to
pass,
at
Jeroboam son of Nebat's
--
who
`is'
in
Egypt because
he hath
fled from the
face
of
Solomon the
king
--
hearing,
that
Jeroboam
turneth
back
out
of
Egypt;
So
they sent
for Jeroboam
, and he
and all Israel came
to
Rehoboam
and said
,
and
they send
and
call
for him
, and Jeroboam
cometh
in,
and all Israel ,
and speak
unto
Rehoboam
, saying,
“Your
father put
a
heavy
yoke on
us.
But
now you
should
lighten
the
burden
of your
father’s
service and the
heavy yoke he put on
us, and we will
serve you
. ”
`Thy
father made
our
yoke sharp,
and
now ,
make
light
`somewhat'
of the
sharp
service of
thy
father,
and of
his
heavy yoke that
he put upon
us, and we serve thee
. '
Rehoboam
answered
, “Come
back
to
me
in
three days .”
So
the people departed
.
And
he
saith
unto
them
, `Yet
three days --
then
return
ye
unto
me;'
and
the people go
.
Then
King Rehoboam consulted
with the elders
who had
served
his father Solomon
during
his lifetime.
“
How do
you
advise
me
to
respond
to these
people? ”
he
asked.
And
king Rehoboam consulteth
with the aged
men
who have
been
standing
before
Solomon
his father in
his being
alive,
saying,
`
How are
ye
counselling
to answer
this
people? '
They replied
, “
If you
will
be
kind
to these
people and please
them by
speaking
kind
words
to
them, they will
be
your
servants forever
. ”
And
they speak
unto
him
, saying,
`
If thou
dost
become
good
to this
people ,
and hast
been
pleased
with
them ,
and
spoken
unto
them good
words
, then
they have
been
to
thee
servants all
the
days
. '
But
Rehoboam
rejected
the advice
of the elders;
instead
, he
consulted
the young
men
who had
grown up with him and
served
him .
And
he
forsaketh
the counsel
of the aged
men
that
they
counselled
him
, and
consulteth
with
the lads
who have
grown up with him ,
those
standing
before
him ,
He asked
them, “
What message
do
you
advise
that
we send
back
to
these
people who
have spoken to
me, saying, ‘Lighten
the yoke your
father put on
us ’
? ”
and
he saith
unto
them, `
What are
ye
counselling,
and
we answer
this
people that
have spoken unto
me, saying, Make
light
`somewhat'
of
the yoke that
thy
father put upon
us? '
The young
men
who had
grown up with him replied
, “This
is
how
you
should
answer
these
people who said
to
you
, ‘Your
father made our yoke heavy, but
you
should
make it
lighter.’
This
is
what
you
should
tell
them :
‘
My little finger is thicker than my father’s
waist!
And
the lads
who have
grown up with him, speak
with
him,
saying,
`Thus
dost
thou
say
to
the
people who have
spoken
unto
thee
, saying,
Thy
father made our yoke heavy, and
thou,
make light
`somewhat'
of
our
yoke;
thus
dost
thou
say
unto
them ,
My little finger is thicker than the
loins
of
my father;
Whereas
my father burdened
you with
a heavy yoke, I will
add to
your yoke .
Whereas
my father scourged
you with whips, I will
scourge
you
with scorpions. ’”
and
now,
my father laid
on
you a heavy yoke, and
I --
I
add unto
your yoke ;
my father chastised
you with whips, and
I --
with scorpions. '
After
three
days,
Jeroboam and all the people returned
to
Rehoboam, since
the king had
said
, “Come
back
to
me on the third day. ”
And
Jeroboam cometh
in,
and all the people ,
unto
Rehoboam on
the
third
day
, as
the king spake
, saying,
`Return
unto
me on the third day. '
And the king answered
them harshly.
King Rehoboam rejected
the advice
of the elders
And the king answereth
them sharply,
and
king Rehoboam forsaketh
the counsel
of the aged
men,
and spoke
to
them as
the young
men
had
advised
, saying, “Whereas
my father made your yoke heavy, I will
add to
your
yoke.
Whereas
my father scourged
you with whips, I will
scourge
you
with scorpions. ”
and speaketh
unto
them according
to
the counsel
of
the
lads
, saying, `
My father made your yoke heavy, and
I --
I
add unto
it;
my father chastised
you with whips, and
I --
with scorpions. '
So
the king did
not listen
to
the people, and
indeed
this
turn
of
events
was
from God, in
order
that
the
LORD
might
fulfill
the word that He had
spoken
through
Ahijah
the Shilonite to
Jeroboam son of Nebat.
And
the king hath
not hearkened
unto
the people, for
the
revolution
hath
been
from God, for
the sake
of
Jehovah's
establishing
His
word that He spake
by
the hand
of
Abijah
the
Shilonite unto
Jeroboam son of Nebat.
When
all Israel saw
that the king had
refused
to
listen
to them, they
answered
the king :
“
What portion do
we
have in David, and
what
inheritance in the
son of Jesse ?
To your
tents, O Israel !
Look
now to
your
own
house
, O
David !”
So
all
the
Israelites
went
home
,
And
all Israel have
seen
that the king hath
not
hearkened
to them, and
the people
send
back
`to'
the
king ,
saying,
`
What portion have we
in David ?
yea
, there
is
no
inheritance in a
son of Jesse ;
each
to thy
tents, O Israel ;
now, see
thy
house
--
David, '
and
all
Israel
go
to
their
tents.
but
Rehoboam
still
reigned
over
the Israelites
living
in the cities of Judah.
As
to
the sons
of
Israel
who
are
dwelling
in the cities of Judah --
Rehoboam
reigneth
over
them
.
Then
King Rehoboam sent
out
Hadoram, who was
in
charge
of
the forced
labor
, but
the Israelites
stoned
him to
death.
And King Rehoboam mounted
his
chariot in
haste
and
escaped
to Jerusalem .
And
king Rehoboam sendeth
Hadoram, who `is'
over
the tribute
, and
the sons
of
Israel
cast
at
him stones,
and he
dieth;
and
king Rehoboam hath
strengthened
himself
to
go
up
into
a
chariot to flee
to
Jerusalem ;
So
to
this
day
Israel has
been
in
rebellion
against the house of David.
and
Israel transgress
against the house of David unto
this
day
.
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